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Coffee Habits Linked to Odds of Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Higher risk for older individuals who never or rarely consume coffee, and those who increased amount
A telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy intervention is superior to nondirective supportive therapy for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder

Phone-Delivered CBT Beneficial for Seniors With Anxiety

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Significant decline in worry severity and in GAD symptoms, depression at four-month follow-up
Older adults with lower scores on executive function tests are significantly more likely to experience coronary heart disease or stroke

Reduced Executive Function May Mean Higher CVD Risk

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May signal need for closer attention to cardiovascular risk management
Older smokers who experience migraines appear to be at increased risk of stroke

Older Smokers With Migraines May Face Added Stroke Risk

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Researchers find no increased risk among nonsmokers
Only one-third of American seniors with diabetes have their disease under control as defined by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines

Treatment Targets Not Met by Most Older Patients With Diabetes

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Only one in three have diabetes controlled as defined by ADA guidelines
In a position statement published online July 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

ASCO Calls for Cancer Trials to Include More Seniors

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Older adults react differently to treatment, oncology group notes
Between 1999 and 2013

Mortality, Hospital Stays, Costs All Down Among U.S. Seniors

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Researchers find steady improvement among Medicare enrollees from 1999 through 2013
The 2008 Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative payment changes for pressure ulcers have had a minimal effect

2008 Initiative Had Minimal Impact on Pressure Ulcer Charges

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Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative cut payment in 0.003 percent of discharges
Patients age 70 or older are at greater risk of unanticipated hospital admission within 30 days of ambulatory surgery

Improved Care Transitions Needed Post Ambulatory Surgery

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Age independently associated with hospital admission
Drivers with dementia who have more difficulties driving straight and making left and right turns are more likely to fail road testing

‘Driving Straight’ May Be Suitable Road Test in Dementia

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Dangerous actions most often occur while driving straight and making left turns